Job Description

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Partner with the Specialty Diagnostics Commercial Leader for South Africa to drive top line growth in the Business Unit

• Pro-actively analyze data trends, making and driving improvements in execution with the management team; and present business issues to management and propose actions.

• Provide and business assessment information to make business decisions (e.g. product line profitability, pricing, promotions, rebates, and customer profitability). Improve on tools used by management to run business.

• Responsible to provide timely, accurate and reporting to the leadership and partners as requested and as required to ensure business issues are communicated and acted upon in a timely manner.

• Identify, communicate, and recommend/implement actions

• Case preparation and analysis/justifications of investment projects and customer contract proposals for larger/more projects as assigned. Includes modeling to ensure prioritisation and return on investment.

• Analyze the global information of the Business Unit and boost in the evaluation of alternatives to drive growth

• Assist in the development and preparation of strategic plan, budget, forecasts, and monthly results

• Drive improvement and standardization in reporting within the Business Unit. Understand key Business Unit operating metrics (price realization, volume performance, SMG&A spending, etc.) and measure performance to the established metrics.

• Perform projects and ad-hoc financial reporting as required

• Align with financial statutory requirements and in accordance with South African law

• Lead all aspects of audits (internal & external), collaborated closely with auditors and implement actions

• Compile South African Reserve Bank (SARB) & STATS SA regulatory reports

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• The successful candidate is personable, highly and thrives in a collaborative environment. They have excellent, open, and proactive communication capabilities, identifying and addressing issues via an open dialog.

• Possess strong leadership skills and outstanding analytical and problem solving abilities

• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills

• Self motivated with high bias for action

• Track record of developing important relationships at all levels within an organization – at both the business unit and divisional/group level, and can operate effectively in a matrix reporting structure.

• High level of energy; can bring a passion to excel. Able to energize and influence a wide spectrum of people, including senior financial and operational professionals.

• Possess a strong set of personal and business values that coincide with those of the 4Is.

• Believes in and demands accountability.

• Ability to thrive and lead in a sophisticated, global business environment.

Job Requirements

• An undergraduate degree in Finance or Accounting is required; an MBA is helpful. Should possess excellent academic credentials, a strong proficiency in financial analysis, as well as a technical foundation in accounting.

• The successful candidate will be a well-rounded finance professional with a focus. They should have a minimum of 8 years of dynamically responsible business experience. Experience in a multi-site, global manufacturing organization is desired.

• Solid understanding of Excel (i.e., financial models and analysis), Cognos reporting tool (or equivalent), PowerPoint, and Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) is required.

• The successful candidate should expect travel of up to 20%.

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.